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Alzheimer's and dementia — the extent of mortality in older persons by sex in the United States
Author(s)	Mary Ann Davis
Journal title	Hallym International Journal of Aging, vol 8, no 2, 2006
Pages	pp 175-190
Source	http://baywood.com
Keywords	Older men ; Older women ; Dementia ; Death rate [statistics] ; United States of America.
Annotation	Historically, Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been seen as primarily a female disease, although it is present in both sexes. This study used data from the National Center for Health Statistics mortality files for the United States from 1998 to 2002, comprising some 9.5 million decedents aged 60+. Logistic regressions analyse the likelihood of mortality by AD by age and sex. These data include the oldest old (85+), a population under-represented in research. At ages over 60, females are more likely to die of AD than males. The prevalence of AD increases with age, with a doubling effect seen after age 60 although this appears to stabilise in the oldest old. Females who have greater longevity also have increased mortality by AD. The extent of AD as a female disease is important, as there are both housing and caretaking issues with more females surviving to advanced ages and living alone. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-080407212 A
Classmark	BC: BD: EA: S5: 7T
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